So what exactly is purple when he claims a remote strike threat would have such a big impact? Do you honestly believe Wall Street does not care about Delta's cost structure? Ever watch even a single investor conference?

I have and each time they always ask about labor peace with the pilots. RA always says we are in the bag, no worries.

We have all the leverage we need to get the "historic" PWA promised in True Headings 14-2 by the MEC.

Will we use it?

01-25-2015 | 06:51 AM

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buzzpat

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

Amen.

Btw, we were going to go see the movie at 930 last night. Left at 830 but my buddy smartly calls the theatre and finds out its already sold out. So we go to the 1000 somewhere else. We bought tickets early and showed back up at 930. Place was already half full. By 940 everyone was there.

When the movie was over you could have heard a pin drop in a full theatre.

The way Clint Eastwood ended it was brilliant. Complete quiet. When we walked out I was pushing tears away only to see about every other dude in there doing the same. Great movie about a great man.

01-25-2015 | 06:56 AM

#176553

Oberon

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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

You have no idea what Wall Street or investors care about. None. You're a line pilot sailingfun. A line pilot.

Carl

Do you speak to people like this in real life?

01-25-2015 | 06:58 AM

#176554

ExAF

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From: Retired

Public Service Announcement

All of this strike talk got me thinking. Everyone should always be prepared for a strike or any other unexpected event. Each and every one of us should have accessible funds set aside equal to at least 6 months living expenses. If you don't, then start saving now. God forbid if in the future another 9-11 or strike should rear its ugly head, it's too late to start saving. Much easier to save when times are good. Personally, having been furloughed twice, my fund has considerably more thatn 6 months worth in it. YMMV. This has been a public service announcement.

01-25-2015 | 07:16 AM

#176555

buzzpat

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From: Urban chicken rancher.

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Originally Posted by Maddog Waddle

Think instructors only get 85 hours.

Pretty sure chief pilots do as well. At least that was the going scale when I looked into being a flight ops manager a few years ago.

01-25-2015 | 08:24 AM

#176556

DALMD88FO

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Originally Posted by buzzpat

Pretty sure chief pilots do as well. At least that was the going scale when I looked into being a flight ops manager a few years ago.

If you look at their monthly calendar it shows office on every day and 102 for monthly hours.

01-25-2015 | 08:43 AM

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TeddyKGB

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Is there any logic in why a trip would show up as Q in open time while at the same time it isn't on the swap board as a P/U?

01-25-2015 | 08:47 AM

#176558

Oberon

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Originally Posted by ExAF

Great advice! There is no excuse for any Delta pilot to not have six month's expenses saved. If you don't you need to talk to a financial advisor.

Cliff's notes version: don't carry revolving debt, don't buy toys on credit, set up automatic withdrawals into your savings vehicles.

01-25-2015 | 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Delta1067

Is there any logic in why a trip would show up as Q in open time while at the same time it isn't on the swap board as a P/U?

Maybe a PD request that was denied? I'm not sure if that would show up on the swap board but it definitely shows up in open time.

01-25-2015 | 08:53 AM

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TeddyKGB

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Maybe a PD request that was denied? I'm not sure if that would show up on the swap board but it definitely shows up in open time.

Correct in that Q open time is a denied PD due to capped reserve days. I'm just curious why someone who is trying to drop a trip wouldn't also have the trip on the swap board as a P/U? If you can't rely on the PD then give yourself another option via a P/U.